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US 12,624,268 B2Granted
Semi-solid biodegradable refrigerant gel
AssigneeTemperatsure, LLC
InventorBenjamin Wyckoff Shore
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Abstract
A semi-solid biodegradable refrigerant gel and methods of making same are disclosed. The semi-solid biodegradable refrigerant gel includes water, a biodegradable thickening agent, a crosslinking agent, an optional secondary crosslinking agent, and a chelating agent. The semi-solid biodegradable refrigerant gel does not require encasement in a high-barrier containment material.
Claims14
A semi-solid biodegradable refrigerant gel comprising:
- water;
- sodium carboxymethyl cellulose;
- aluminum sulfate;
- sodium aluminum sulfate;
- sodium benzoate;
- potassium sorbate;
- citric acid;
- and
- sodium carbonate.
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A method of making a semi-solid biodegradable refrigerant gel comprising:
- providing a chamber and a disperser proximate to the chamber;
- depositing a predetermined amount of water into the chamber;
- adding a blend of raw materials to the water via the disperser, wherein the blend of raw materials comprises:
- sodium carboxymethyl cellulose;
- aluminum sulfate;
- sodium aluminum sulfate;
- sodium benzoate;
- potassium sorbate;
- citric acid;
- and
- sodium carbonate;
- mixing the blend of raw materials with the water to create a viscous liquid gel;
- filling containers or molds with the viscous liquid gel or encapsulating the viscous liquid gel in an encapsulation material;
- and
- allowing the viscous liquid gel to set in the containers or molds or encapsulation material to form the semi-solid gel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.